In July, the label had planned to issue the sixth film starring the 20-year-old Takamatsu, who performs under the name Risa Tachibana, but cancelled the release due to difficulties that were not elaborated upon. In its place, “Risa Tachibana: Retirement” will hit store shelves on August 22.

Tokyo Sports says that her popularity soared due to the innocent, inexperienced image of her that came across on the screen.

Speaking as Tachibana in an interview on her debut disc, she explains that she entered the AV business due to a lack of positive memories regarding sex and men. These negative views go back to her first intimate encounter. At the age of 17, a course of events led her to be taken to a love hotel by an older acquaintance she really did not know or care for. “He forced himself on me violently,” she says.

Takamatsu starred in four subsequent films, including a release in May in which she portrays a female employee at a high-end soapland bathhouse.

“Retirement,” which runs for 415 minutes, includes bonus material from her other starring roles and the entire film scheduled to be released this month.